Lennyman buys Another great 4x4

Advantages: Great all-round performance, style and gadgets
Disadvantages: The SWB version is too small for shopping at Tesco's

...Avid reader.... You will of course know my style by now, and understand that I get a little overenthusiastic about the toys that I buy. However... This time I waited a while before writing my review, but can still say that this IS a FANTASTIC car! Let's start with why you should buy the Imported Pajero rather than it's English cousin the Shogun... First you have to understand *why* there are so many Pajero's in the UK. This started back in the early nineties when the only decent 4x4's you could get were imports (other than Land Rover/Range Rover's), and normally an imported car would need 'conversion' to the UK (e.g. Swapping over of the steering wheel to the correct side etc.) This is not the case with a Pajero, as the Japanese drive on the same side of the road as us! The only changes that need to be made are; Indicator lights...

LennyMan 29.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4 Import

Save The 4x4 - It's As Important As A Whale!

Advantages: 4x4 Vehicles Are As Needed By Some As Smart Cars Are By Others
Disadvantages: Needless Government Taxation

...Hi, my name's Mark and I'm a four-by-four driver. [Cue: round of applause] Phew, I'm glad I've got that off my chest. I mean, it's difficult these days driving around in a car that causes everybody to hate you. It makes you feel like a pariah. Thanks to the government, mentioning that they were going to tax so-called Chelsea Tractors off the road, the media have gone into an anti-4x4 frenzy and now it seems that owning such a vehicle is as socially unacceptable as running naked down the middle of the high street. Let's examine this for a moment. What is it that Range Rovers, Jeeps, Toyota Land Cruisers - and the plethora of other off-road vehicles that make up this category - are doing that makes them so despised? After all, they take up less space on the road than your everyday Rolls Royce and the boss's BMW 7-series is quite...

markd_uk 16.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Should 4x4 Cars Be Banned?

Crucial Radeon X1600 Pro AGP

Advantages: Great image quality, price, shader 3.0, DirectX 9.0c, H264 support
Disadvantages: Not very fast, there are cheaper X1600's out there

...such unit is the Crucial Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 512Mb. Based on ATI's technology, this card has an interesting mix of features making it a compelling choice for anyone looking to upgrade an elderly graphics card. The PC I wanted to upgrade had what is now a rather dated card in the form of a Radeon 7500. Apart from being slow, it doesn't support many of the features any self-respecting modern graphics card should have. I chose the Crucial X1600 Pro to give the PC a mid-life kicker to help it make the most of newer games and technologies. Features The X1600 is certainly well featured. The obvious selling point is its support of the latest standards in the form of DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0. It also offers HDR (High Dynamic Range) combined with full screen anti-aliasing. Connection wise it sports a dual-link DVI-I connector as...

ilaskey 12.02.2007 · Read review
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Verbatim DVD+RW 4X never fail

Advantages: reliable, every disc works, long shelf life
Disadvantages: Pricy

...I bought the first batch of Verbatim DVD+RW from Amazon in 2004 and then bought some more in 2006 from DigiUK.com. Reliability They are used as re-writable disc for temporarily storing holiday photos, documents, electronic statements/bills etc until nearly a DVD full --> burn into DVD+/-R disc. Also, they are temporary recording of TV programmes using my DVD recorder. Most of them are used regularly since 2004. Almost 5 years on none of them shows any sign of failure. Everything is still retrievable e.g. one directory of my photos taken back in Dec 2004 and stored in a pair of them (double backup) are still okay. I can copy all the photos to my PC and still can see them (both discs tried to make sure). Therefore these discs can last for more than 4 years from the date of purchase, with the date of manufacture well before...

volcano 13.06.2009 (23.06.2009) · Read review
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Review of Verbatim DVD+RW 4.7 GB 4x

4x4 Evolution

Advantages: many
Disadvantages: few

...4x4 Evolution, hasn't really evolved at all from the old style of 4x4 trucking games, although it has a superb start up, the game is just one long boring road, much like 4 Wheel Thunder. The developers Terminal Reality have obviously tried to add a spark of originality and innovation into the game, but unfortunately, as with many Dreamcast racing games, this one is a right bore. Boring circuits - they couldn't even be bothered to design them with interesting layouts - some will put you to sleep! The 4x4 vehicles look ok, but most handle like hyper active elephants - very hard to control, awful turning and a disappointing sensation of realism and proportion. Graphically it's ok, nothing more, nothing less - they're better than PlayStation graphics, obviously - the DC is a 128bit console, but the game just doesn't feel right - it's not...

yago82 14.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of 4x4 Evolution (PS2)

Honda 4x4

Advantages: Lots of space
Disadvantages: Would you use it to 4X4

...After driving this vehicle even though it was only for an hour i quickly found out that this car has the Honda quality that they are well known for. A estate car that has the means to go off road for some 4x4 experience but i have never seen one on a 4x4 track and would be surprised if anyone would take it on one. As you can see from the picture the car has its own image and I wouldn't no how to describe it, it looks nice as a road car but has to much for a 4x4 car where you want the car to take bangs and crunches, i would be to worried about messing up the paint job. This has excellent boot space and the back seats can be put down for extra room. The seating positions give you lots of room with ample headroom but the hand break could be in a better position. The boot door can be bad, as it swings open and could do...

lukemillo1 05.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Honda CR-V 2.0 i-VTEC

A 4x4 for All

Advantages: Easy to manoeuvre, fashionable, very economical and cheap.
Disadvantages: Lack of room in boot and not a great grip on wet tarmac.

...what to purchase. After a couple of weeks of shopping around I decided to buy a Jimny. I bought a red Jimny. ****Is the Car Economical******* The Jimny is a 16V, 1.3 size engine. At the time a 1.3 was the biggest size available for the Jimny. Being a new model, it had recently taken over the Suzuki Vitara. The Jimny is a city 4x4, which means that it does not drink Petrol like there is no tomorrow. It runs like a car on tarmac surfaces but can be used for 4x4 driving when needed. The Jimny has an extra gear stick for 4x4 driving so you can use it for two different types of driving. I personally know people who drive their Vitara's and Jimny's on very tough 4x4 courses and they cope very well. However, these people are mechanics in the day so they are good at fixing the exterior of the cars, which makes them road worthy by day...

chocolate26 09.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Jimny 1.3

Will give your AGP system a new lease of life

Advantages: Very fast, AGP
Disadvantages: Very expensive, power-hungry

...At time of writing this is the fastest AGP graphics card you can buy (though it may be soon overshadowed by the ATI X1950Pro). As the first reviewer stated, it makes an incredible difference to games and makes advanced options like High Dynamic Range, Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering possible where before I had them turned off (I also have a 5950 Ultra). I *did* have problems with 3D titles not working on my Asus KT-600 a while after I first got it. I contacted Gainward and they weren't particularly quick in replying though I believe they were correct in identifying the Power Supply as being insufficient (though why the card should work for 3 months before encountering problems was never explained). Thankfully I managed to install it in another PC with a 550W PSU and have experienced no problems with that one (Asrock KT-880...

Pleiadestemplej 03.12.2006 (09.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Gainward BLISS 7800GS+ AGP DVI-DVI Golden Sample

4X4 Evolution is great

Advantages: Completely modifiable 4X4 vehicles that can be changed to fit your specific needs
Disadvantages: Not enough tracks to race on

...This game is absolutly amazing! After playing the game for almost a week, I've come to the following conclusions. The Graphics are completely astounding, and really help make you feel like you're truly behind the wheel of a souped up 4X4! The SFX are great. 4X4 EVO features every type of sound imaginable, including: enviornment, skidding, acceleration, car horns, and the "thump thump crash" of driving across a sand dune at 80 MPH towards a checkpoint! One of the greatest aspects of 4X4 Evolution is the "go anywhere" style the developers approached the game with. Sure, you could follow the predesigned paths and roads, but why not experiment with all different types of routes that you can take to win the race? Driving over mountains, through forests, through streams and off bridges is a great deal of fun that really adds to...

dreadedfist 27.12.2001 · Read review
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Review of 4x4 Evolution (PS2)

My First 4x4

Advantages: Good equipment, comfy ride
Disadvantages: Running costs, electrics, spongy brakes

...eye that said I couldn?t be swayed, immediately started searching 4x4 directories for models with seven seats, but not one matched the Tonka toy image in my head. If I was going to do this I needed My First 4x4, a vehicle with big simple buttons that were easy to understand the function of, yet it needed to be almost indestructible, like my Tonka toys were. The executive in me recognised that the needs of my job meant many motorway miles would be piled onto whatever was purchased so it needed to be comfortable and well-specked, but the traditionalist in me said that if I was buying a 4x4 it needed to have a history, it needed to be capable. I wasn?t going to be accused of just doing the school run in this thing: it was going off-road under my ownership. Scouring the magazines, reading the websites, getting the brochures...

markd_uk 01.09.2004 (04.01.2005) · Read review
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